"Mom, why is everyone sad about Opa?"
"Because Opa died, Mija and we miss him."
"Can we go see him?"
"No, we can't sweetie."
"Can we still love him?"
(Holding back tears) "Absolutely. We can still love him."
"But we can't hug him anymore?"
"No, but we can blow him kisses in heaven like this."
"But can we blow him kisses if we're wearing lipstick?"
"Yes, we can."
"Mommy. I want to put my kisses in an envelope and give them to his heart."
(Gets an envelope from the desk.)
"Will you hold this open while I blow my kisses into it?"
"Of course." (On the verge of losing it, because oh my God, so precious.)
(Blowing kisses into the envelope.) "*kiss* One *kiss* Two *kiss* Three *kiss* Four *kiss* Five..."
She sealed the envelope and as she did an wave of mixed emotions swept over my entire body. I was on the verge of an emotional breakdown of epic proportions. I took a deep breath in, bracing myself for The Ugly Cry when she held the envelope up. "Mom" She said "can you please hold this? My butt itches and I need to scratch it."
Emotional breakdown averted.
LOL! I am glad she made you laugh when you needed it!